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First of all, I would just bend the finger on the sear spring to tighten it up a bit.
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OK, I'll give that a try. Not to sound stupid, though... but which "finger" am I supposed to bend? Referring to the picture at the link below, is it the top, middle, or bottom one?
http://www.midwayusa.com/mediasvr.dl...eitemid=615723
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I guess the MAIN thing to ask (I don't know...) is whether Rock Island takes standard 1911 parts as drop in....SOME copies don't....
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Yes, the RIA 1911 uses all standard GI spec parts. Any replacement part that's on the market that's labelled "GI" will work on the Rock Island 1911A1.
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But 52, I'd be REALLY surprised if you have following due to wear after only 75 rounds no matter WHAT people say about the RI....usually that is caused by WEAR, and unless they had an issue with soft steel in the hammer or sear, or got the sear notch or sear nose burred up somehow, I'd almost have to BET it's the sear spring....75 rounds SHOULDN'T be "wear" for ANY pistol....7500 or 75000 maybe, but NOT 75....
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I don't think it's wear. I think it's just perhaps poor fitting from the factory. If bending the sear spring will fix it, then I would assume that perhaps their factory sear spring just wasn't manufactured to the proper spec. If I end up having to replace the sear/hammer, then it's probably a result of them not manufacturing these items to the right spec, or just fitting it improperly. But I don't think it's wear.
If I end up needing a replacement hammer/sear, and go with the Commander style hammer, I'll keep in mind the clearance issue. I don't particularly want the beavertail grip safety, but I guess we'll see how it works out. I'll probably give the Chip McCormick brand parts a try. A quick price check at Midway USA (using my C&R FFL discount), I can get the hammer, sear, and sear spring for about $30-ish before shipping.
Thanks for your help, guys! If you can just guide me a bit on where to bend the sear spring, I can get going on figuring this thing out.